But he could move for Icardi before that and Diario Gol claims in the last board meeting the Madrid bigwigs agreed to pay £79m (€90m) to land the Argentina ace.

Inter have valued Icardi at £88m (€100m), but having paid just over £12m for him in 2013 they may be willing to negotiate.

But Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio insists he will stay put.

"There is no need to convince him to commit further to Inter," he told Domenica Sportiva. "His contract is long and his commitment is clear, he is our captain and wants to win with this shirt. All this goes beyond the contracts and the clauses.

"Real Madrid hasn't contacted us, but it would be their job to convince Mauro to leave a project like ours in which he is the protagonist. Also, a release clause is not a problem."